More entertainment than substance. Really sad when the risks for the economy, country, society, way of life, standard of living, etc are so high.

5:54 pm October 7, 2012

PollBear wrote:

Hey, substance was thick in this debate. You my friend, simply don't understand the humor set by Stewart and the ceaseless feud between Papa Bear and Stewart, once you can look passed this, and understand that they both actually care and are not simply using sarcasm and wittiness to crack a joke, or offend, you'll understand that what they are saying IS very relevant. They disagree with each other, but the within what they are saying is much truth. Both of them.

6:02 pm October 7, 2012

Pattie Gerding wrote:

Congrats on The Rumble! Great face off. It was full of serious issues – masterfully addressed with the sincerity and irreverence expected from the hands-down victor - Jon Stewart. That being said, I respect the relationship these polar opposites have developed. Kudos to both Bill and Jon. Well done.

8:21 pm October 7, 2012

whatever wrote:

excellent if you ask me. if the presidential debates were more like this they would be 10x more valuable. Stewart has an uncanny knack for pointing out hypocrisy. O'Reilly is the only Fox guy with the sense of duty to actually engage someone who doesn't hold his exact beleifs. stuff like this is only good for the country.

9:03 pm October 7, 2012

Meh wrote:

To whatever.
When you state that "O'Reilly is the only fox guy" it shows a flat out bias towards Stewart. What I saw tonight for the first 50 minutes was not much different than the format of the first Presidential debate including the loss of control by the moderator. To be fair, I do not like Stewart. He speaks with the most broad political brushes he can and then mixes in his comedy act, after that no pundit or politician can be taken seriously. When he does bring up specific bills or historical events, he tends to make it black and white when many other factors in subjects like social security and medicare make them very grey subjects. I am glad I did not waste my money on this.

11:44 pm October 7, 2012

mewcifer wrote:

Hey Meh - 1) How does that show a bias? 2) That $5 goes to charity. Even if you watched it and hated it you would've accomplished more through that action than just talking S*** on a blog. Anywho, since I'm already here, I thought that O'Reilly's little signs were pretentious and during the parts of the debate when he used them it seemed to me like he was talking down to the audience, as though they were children. He oversimplified many issues. And the s*** about NPR was just ridiculous. Granted, I'm a (left-leaning) independent so what the heck do I know?

12:12 am October 8, 2012

Meh wrote:

You consider this talking S*** on a blog? Whatever then. Actually only a potion goes to charity, and despite that it was still not worth the $5. If it makes you feel better then I will donate $5 to charity, but since I am a right leaning independent you will have to choose between the Castle Rock Foundation or the Mormon Church.

6:01 am October 8, 2012

goolot wrote:

Magic potions for charity! Romney 2012.

2:54 am October 9, 2012

mewcifer wrote:

Ok then, thanks for not answering the first question. That was the more interesting one. If I get to pick, you're donating to the Humane Society (because who doesn't love puppies and kittens?). Do you want to talk about anything relating to the debate? I like talking to people who disagree with me because I can better understand different perspectives...and then tell them why they're wrong. Sorry, I made a joke. I know you don't like those

2:58 am October 9, 2012

mewcifer wrote:

Also, I suppose I should correct my grammar. You were not talking s*** about the blog and my message could have been misread in a way which implied that. You were complaining about a speaker in a debate posted in a video on a blog post.

3:01 pm October 9, 2012

joannrwhite@msn.com wrote:

Where can I watch this video for free? I found a site that wants $4.95 to watch it up to 3 x.

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